• Free Falling

  Music for missing curfews, messing around, and feeling like your stomach might drop through the floor because you are excited and nervous and free. Leeann, Stephanie Kuehnert, Laia Garcia, Tara, Amy Rose Spiegel, Jessica Hopper, Phoebe

• Friday Playlist: Soundscaping

  The ultimate musical freedom. Eleanor Hardwick

• Literally the Best Thing Ever: George Michael's "Freedom"

  He was on fire. So was his leather jacket. Emma Straub

• Friday Playlist: Hanging Out With Enid Coleslaw

  Music that our beloved malcontent would lurve. Hazel Cills

• Friday Playlist: Krautrock

  Music for those long drives on the autobahn or, really, anywhere. Eleanor Hardwick

• Why Can't I Be You: Carrie Brownstein

  In which we learn how to be a rock star, writer, comedian, and all-around gift to humanity.

• Theme Song: Cloud Carrier

  "Into the Night"

• Friday Playlist: The Wrong Side of Sunrise

  Songs for seeing daybreak. Anna Fitzpatrick

• Body Conscious

  I'm done getting down on myself when I'm getting down. Amy Rose Spiegel

• Fourth of July Nails

  A manicure for the brave, the proud, or the theme-oriented. Marie Lodi

• Be Cool

  Life, liberty, and the pursuit of the sweet summer breeze. Krista Burton

• Because You Can

  The sporting life. Leeann

• Because You Can

  Blue jean baby. Leeann

• Youth in Revolt

  Style inspired by films about being young and on the loose. Marie Lodi

• Editor's Letter

  July 2012: Freedom Tavi Gevinson

• Cruise Control

  Driving alone on an open road at night is like being the captain of your own universe. Pixie Casey

• Know Your Rights

  A guide to help you protect your civil liberties. Jamia Wilson

• Road Trip Diary: Week Two

  Getting weird across America. Tavi Gevinson

• Embrace Your Ignorance: An Interview With Neil deGrasse Tyson

  We talk to our favorite astrophysicist about the crazy new particle (and why he secretly wishes it didn't exist). Hazel Cills

• Road Trip Diary: Week Three

  Sisters, dogs, and doughnuts. Tavi Gevinson

• What You Need to Know About Drinking

  Suggestions to help yourself and your friends stay safe. Jamie

• Not-So-Fantastic Plastic

  Mo' credit, mo' problems. Marie Lodi

• Road Trip Diary: Week Four

  The bittersweet end! Tavi Gevinson

• Eating: A Manifesto

  Stick this on the fridge. Krista Burton

• Write of Passage

  Steps for becoming the next Didion, or Hurston, or Woolf, or you. Stephanie Kuehnert

• Doing Drugs

  I mean, don’t. But if you’re thinking about it, here’s a primer. Amy Rose Spiegel